PhantomJug wrote on Apr 14^th, 2015 at 3:01pm:

Since the genesis of Gulp, I'm not sure why anyone would use another type of plastic in shield lakes.  Seriously, it outfishes everything.

ive used gulp, and caught some fish, but i disagree with the highlighted portion.

to me, gulp is not even a consideration on canada trips, or any fishing anymore really.

its too much hastle. it stinks, its slimy, it has to be cared for differently than any other soft plastics. it dries out. it DOES catch fish, but the negatives far outweigh the positives to me.

i prefer unscented. i have the same soft plastics nicely stowed in my plano tray year round and its always ready and never dried out. plus i can change baits easily.

i dont have to worry about the stink on my fingers, the stink in my tackle box/pack if a bag or tub breaks, bears trying to eat my tackle.

from my fishing experience, scent is one of those things that sounds good on the surface but lacks substance. the only time i see scent useful is vertical jigging in a light wind/current or icefishing when your bait is immobile.

if you are casting, you are leaving little trails of scent that wont lead to your bait, and if you are jigging in the right spots, you will get reaction strikes. scent MAY help the fish hold the bait longer, but why not set the hook right away?